# 婿

| 婿 | U+5A7F, &#23167; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5A7F |
| ← 婾 [U+5A7E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 媀 → [U+5A80] |

## Translingual
### Han character

婿 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 女弓人月 (VNOB), four-corner 4742$_7$, composition ⿰女胥)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 266, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6470
* Dae Jaweon: page 533, character 16
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1069, character 14
* Unihan data for U+5A7F

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 疋 | *ŋraːʔ, *sŋra, *sŋraʔ |
| 蝑 | *sŋas, *sŋa |
| 壻 | *sŋeːs |
| 婿 | *sŋeːs |
| 胥 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 稰 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 楈 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 諝 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 湑 | *sŋa, *sŋaʔ |
| 揟 | *sŋa |
| 醑 | *sŋaʔ |
| 糈 | *sŋaʔ, *sŋraʔ |
| 楚 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ, *sŋ̊ʰras |
| 礎 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 憷 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 齼 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 濋 | *sŋ̊ʰraʔ |
| 儊 | *sŋ̊ʰras |
| 綀 | *sŋra |
| 疎 | *sŋra |
| 疏 | *sŋra, *sŋras |
| 蔬 | *sŋra |
| 梳 | *sŋra |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sŋeːs) : semantic 女 + phonetic 胥 (OC *sŋa, *sŋaʔ).
Attested in Qin materials as ⿰士咠, which is of semantic 士 + phonetic 咠 (OC *ʔsib, *sʰib); the phonetic part is later conflated into 胥 (Li, 2022).

### Etymology

Reminiscent of Proto-South-Bahnaric *saːj (“to marry; spouse”) (Schuessler, 2007).
The Standard Mandarin pronunciation xù is due to rounding assimilation in the word 女婿 (nǚxu), which generalized to the character reading (Zhou, 1997).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xù (xu$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xy$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): se
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sê$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xy$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): sĭ
* Eastern Min (BUC): sái / sá̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cai$^4$ / sai$^4$ / se$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sài / sè
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sai$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shi; $^5$shiu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): si$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xù
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syù
*** Wade–Giles: hsü$^4$
*** Yale: syù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuh
*** Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xi
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^3$
*** Yale: sai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬai²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xy$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: se
*** Hakka Romanization System: se
*** Hagfa Pinyim: se$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /se⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sê$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /se⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xy$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕy⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /si²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sái / sá̤
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑi²¹³/, /sɑ²¹³/
* sái - vernacular;
* sá̤ - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit婿 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ɕy⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ɕy⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ɕy⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ɕy²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /sy⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /sy³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ɕi⁰/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ɕy⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ɕy¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ɕy¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ɕy⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /ɕi³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /ɕi¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ɕi²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ɕi²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /sy⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /sz̩ʷ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ɕy⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sei¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ɕy⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ɕi³⁵/ /ɕy³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /si⁵¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ɕi⁴⁴⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sei⁴²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕy³²⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /se⁴²/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /si²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /si⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /ɕy⁴⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /se⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /se⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sɐi³³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ɬɐi³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /sɐi³³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /se²¹/ /sai²¹/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sɑi²¹²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /si²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /sai²¹³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /si³⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: sejH
Rime :
| Character | 婿 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 蘇計切 |
| Baxter | sejH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sei$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sei$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɛi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sɛj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /sei$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /siei$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /siei$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]ˤ[i][j]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sŋeːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 婿 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sej$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]ˁ[i][j]-s/ |
| English | son-in-law |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 婿 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 11766 |
| Phonetic component | 疋 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 細 |
| Old Chinese | /*sŋeːs/ |
| Notes | 說文同壻 |

### Definitions

婿
* son-in-law
* husband

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 婿, 子婿 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女婿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 女婿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姑爺, 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 女婿, 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 女婿, 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 女婿, 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 女婿, 姑爺, 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 女婿, 姑爺, 姑爺兒, 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 女婿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 女婿, 女婿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 女婿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 女婿, 姑爺, 閨女女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 女婿, 姑爺兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 女婿子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 女婿, 閨女女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 閨女婿, 姑爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 女婿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 女婿, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 女婿, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanchi | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Guyuan | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Longde | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jingyuan | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 女婿, 女婿娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女婿, 姑爺, 高客, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 女婿, 嬌客 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Wuzhong | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Zhongwei | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 女婿, 門客, 相公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 女婿, 女婿伢, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 女婿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 女婿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 女婿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 女婿, 半邊仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 郎, 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 郎 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 郎, 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 郎仔, 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 女婿, 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 女婿, 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 姑爺, 姑爹 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 馬郎 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 姑爺, 夫爺 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 郎婿 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 女婿, 姑爺, 姑爹 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 女婿郎 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 女郎哥 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 女婿 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 郎, 姑爺, 女婿 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Nanchang County (Tacheng) | 郎 |
| Gan | Anyi | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Hukou | 郎 |
| Gan | Lushan | 郎 |
| Gan | Gongqingcheng (Jiangyi) | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Xiushui | 姑爺, 姐夫 |
| Gan | Pengze | 女婿 |
| Gan | Duchang | 郎 |
| Gan | Duchang (Tutang) | 郎 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 郎 |
| Gan | Poyang | 女婿 |
| Gan | Yugan | 郎, 郎婿 |
| Gan | Yiyang, Jiangxi | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Jingdezhen | 郎 |
| Gan | Leping | 郎丈 |
| Gan | Yichun | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Yifeng | 女婿, 姑爺, 郎 |
| Gan | Gao'an | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Shanggao | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Fuzhou | 姑爺, 郎 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 郎 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 郎 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 郎, 姑爺 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 郎 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 郎, 姑丈 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 郎, 姑丈 |
| Gan | Lianhua | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Jishui (Luotian) | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Taihe | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Yongxin | 郎哩 |
| Gan | Susong (Heta) | 女婿 |
| Gan | Yangxin (Guohe) | 女婿 |
| Gan | Pingjiang (Nanjiang) | 郎 |
| Gan | Liling (Baitutan) | 郎 |
| Gan | Chaling | 姑爺 |
| Gan | Jianning | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Taining | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 郎, 女婿 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿郎, 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Pinghe (Jiufeng) | 婿郎, 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Changting | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 姊丈, 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 女婿, 郎婿, 郎婿子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 丈公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Nankang) | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 郎新 |
| Hakka | Dingnan | 女婿兒 |
| Hakka | Longnan | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 郎家 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 郎家 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 姑爺 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 郎, 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 阿郎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 女婿, 半子, 女婿官 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 女婿, 姑爺, 女婿官 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 令婿 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 令婿 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 女婿 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 女婿 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 龍樁 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 女婿, 女婿子, 姑爺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jin | Datong | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 女婿 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 女婿 |
| Jin | Linhe | 女婿 |
| Jin | Jining | 女婿 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 女婿, 女婿子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 女婿 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 女婿 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 女婿 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 女婿 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 女婿 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 女婿 |
| Jin | Handan | 女婿 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 女婿 |
| Jin | Suide | 女婿 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 女婿 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 孫郎 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 婿郎 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 婿郎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 兒婿 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 囝婿, 半子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 囝婿, 半子 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 囝婿, 半子, 鼎摖 humorous |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 婿郎, 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 婿郎, 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 婿郎 |
| Southern Min | Shunchang (Pushang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 姑爺 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 姑爺 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 郎家, 馬郎 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 郎家 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 郎家 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 郎家 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 囝婿 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 囝婿 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 囝婿 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 囝婿 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 婿郎 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 婿郎 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 婿郎 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 姐夫 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 姐夫 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 婿郎 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 婿郎 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 婿郎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 囝婿 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 姑爺 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 姑爺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 女婿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 女婿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 姑爺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女婿, 戇大女婿 humorous |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 女婿, 大官 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 女婿 |
| Wu | Changshu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 女婿 |
| Wu | Liyang | 女婿 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Yixing | 女婿 |
| Wu | Danyang | 補代, 女婿 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 女婿 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 女婿 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 女婿 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 囡婿 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 郎官 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 郎官 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 女婿 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 女婿 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 囡兒婿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 奶兒婿 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 囡婿 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 囡婿, 女婿 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 囡婿 |
| Wu | Pucheng | 婿郎 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 郎, 姑爺, 郎崽子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 郎崽子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 郎, 郎牯子, 郎欛公 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 郎 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 郎, 郎牯子 non-face-to-face |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 姑爺 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 女婿 |

### Compounds

* 上門女婿 / 上门女婿
* 乘龍佳婿 / 乘龙佳婿 (chénglóngjiāxù)
* 乘龍快婿 / 乘龙快婿 (chénglóng kuàixù)
* 令婿
* 佳婿
* 八子七婿
* 卜婿
* 友婿
* 囝婿
* 夫婿 (fūxù)
* 女婿
* 女婿子
* 妹婿 (mèixù)
* 姑婿
* 姪女婿 / 侄女婿
* 婭婿 / 娅婿
* 媦婿
* 婿郎
* 子婿 (zǐxù)
* 孫女婿 / 孙女婿 (sūnnǚxù)
* 小婿
* 得婿如龍 / 得婿如龙
* 快婿 (kuàixù)
* 招女婿
* 招門納婿 / 招门纳婿
* 東床嬌婿 / 东床娇婿
* 東床快婿 / 东床快婿
* 毛腳女婿 / 毛脚女婿
* 納婿 / 纳婿
* 翁婿 (wēngxù)
* 貴婿 / 贵婿
* 賢婿 / 贤婿
* 贅婿 / 赘婿 (zhuìxù)
* 迎婿日
* 金龜婿 / 金龟婿 (jīnguīxù)

### References

* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “婿”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 269.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: さい (sai)
* Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)
* Kun: むこ (muko, 婿, Jōyō)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 婿
* むこ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 壻 聟
*/moko/ → *⟨muko$_1$⟩ → */mukʷo/*⟨mo$_{(1)}$ko$_1$⟩ → */mʷokʷo/ → /muko/
Found in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE with the ideographic spelling 聟.
Although the reading muko is not confirmed in Old Japanese documents, the presence of cognate words suggests that this may be from Proto-Japonic *moko (cognate with Okinawan 婿 (mūku), Kunigami 婿 (mufu), Miyako 婿 (muku) and the moko below). This would be the a result of a phonological change, whereby non-final */o/ in Proto-Japonic nouns shifted to become /u/ in Central Old Japanese.
In regard to the derivation, there are some theories proposed, however many of them are associated with the verbs 向かう (mukau, “to go towards”) and 迎える (mukaeru, “to receive”), both derived from 向く (muku, “to turn toward”), from Proto-Japonic *muk-, from the idea of "the facing party, the other person (of a pair)"; see also 向こう (mukō, “the other side, the facing side”). Theories to explain this inconsistency in the proto-forms have not been published yet.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) むこ [múꜜkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [mɯ̟ko̞]

#### Noun

婿(むこ) • (muko)
* a husband who has entered his wife's house:
** a son-in-law
    Synonyms: 女婿 (josei), 娘婿 (musumemuko)
** a groom, bridegroom (man who is about to get married)
    Synonyms: 新郎 (shinrō), 花婿 (hanamuko)

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “all senses”): 嫁(よめ) (yome)

##### Derived terms

* 婿(むこ)養(よう)子(し) (muko yōshi)
* 入(い)り婿(むこ) (irimuko)
* 花(はな)婿(むこ) (hanamuko)
* 娘(むすめ)婿(むこ) (musumemuko)

#### Further reading

* Entry at Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 婿
* もこ Grade: S
* irregular
* Alternative spelling
* 聟
*/moko/ → ⟨mo$_{(1)}$ko$_1$⟩ → */mʷokʷo/ → /moko/
From other Old Japanese dialects besides Central Old Japanese, with a conserved */o/ as ⟨o$_1$⟩.
Possibly cognate or otherwise related with Old Japanese もこ (mo$_1$ko$_1$, “companion, fellow”).

#### Noun

婿(もこ) • (moko)
* (dialectal, Tōhoku, Northern Kantō, Niigata, Nagano, Chūgoku, etc.) Nonstandard form of むこ (muko) above
** 898–901, Shinsen Jikyō:聟 毛古、又加太支Groom: moko, also kataki (“enemy”)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 婿
* せい Grade: S
* kan'on
* Alternative spelling
* 壻
From Middle Chinese 婿 (MC sejH).

#### Affix

婿(せい) • (sei)
* groom
* son-in-law

##### Derived terms

* 女(じょ)婿(せい) (josei)
* 令(れい)婿(せい) (reisei)

### References

* ↑ Frellesvig, B. & Whitman, J. (2008) "The Vowels of Proto-Japanese", Proto-Japanese: Issues and Prospects. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co.
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

婿 • (seo) (hangeul 서, revised seo, McCune–Reischauer sŏ)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

婿: Hán Nôm readings: tế
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.